Wednesday, July 17, 2013

One of the holy grails of record collecting, the Beatles first pressing ‘White Album’ with lowest-possible number A0000001 (Apple 101, 1968) is on the auction block at Heritage Auctions. Most thought a copy of this magnitude would belong to one of the Beatles. The opening bid has been set at $10,000. Internet bidding ends on August 9, 2013 at 10:00 PM CT; followed by a Live Signature Floor Session on Aug 10, 2013.

According to Heritage Auctions:

"Our December 2012 Auction #7064, Heritage sold the White Album #A0000023 for $13,750 (Lot 46242) after quite a battle between seven bidders. How much more important is this offering? A MT 10 album sleeve with the number you never thought you'd get to see is now available to some lucky bidder. Included is the original poster and four individual photos along with a set of two EX 7 records (not original to this album). Also included is a very informative handwritten Letter of Authenticity dated April 2, 1989, from Clifford J. Yamasaki of Let It Be Records in San Francisco."

Got an extra $20,000-30,000 grand? That's what I think it may go for (if not more!)Get more info at HeritageAuctions

Take The CVR Beatles White Album Poll in the left margin and guess what it will sell for! (Scroll down a bit, it's in the left margin)

“We are label focused on vinyl productions and this soundtrack is no different in that way,” enthuses label owner and Seattle resident Jeff Davis. “I've always been inspired by really good soundtracks, like Pulp Fiction and Clockwork Orange. We think fans of the movie will want these as collector items.”

In August Tsurumi Records will release a limited edition "Fangoria - The Revenant" box set. It will feature a 1"x3" brass plate riveted to the lid of a classy black box numbered 1 through 50. The box will include the full vinyl package, a printed copy of the script signed by director Kerry Prior, an 8x10 movie still, a booklet with Fangoria's review of The Revenant and their 2 part interview with Kerry Prior, a T-Shirt and a few more surprises. The box set will be available for purchase exclusively tsurumirecords for $75.

The Revenant soundtrack features music from Tsurumi acts like garage punks The Beautiful Mothers and experimental rockers The Second Academy, international acts Aqualush and La Mala Rodriguez, classical music from two companies and even an appearance from seminal underground sensation The Shaggies.

Three years ago Davis' good friend and independent film maker Kerry Prior, approached him about collaborating on a soundtrack for The Revenant; a modern take on a classic horror story, which he wrote, directed and produced.

The childhood friends grew up together in Cleveland, OH listening to and playing punk rock.

The Revenant began its film festival run with a premier at the 2009 at Toronto's “After Dark” Fest, upon which they dubbed it one of the "10 Movies To See Before You Die." It later ran in theaters in 2012 and is now out on DVD. Reviews ranging from diverse sources such as The Newark Star-Ledger to DreadCentral.com declare it "sure to become a cult classic."

The film focuses on Second Lieutenant Bart Gregory (David Anders), who is killed under mysterious circumstances in Iraq only to find out that he didn't really die. Rather, he is undead: a zombie-vampire hybrid, known as the Revenant. Bart needs blood to hold back decomposition and he finds his way around his new state against the dark backdrop of downtown Los Angeles.

The Revenant appears to be moving towards that cult status with a solid underground and online fan base that is growing daily. Every cult classic needs a killer soundtrack and now fans of The Revenant won't have to wait any longer.

A documentary about the best soul singer you’ve ever heard–even if you've never heard of him.

In the documentary Syl Johnson: Any Way The Wind Blows, we invite you into the world of a man who might be the best soul singer you’ve never heard of. But you have heard his music already, even though you might not realize it.

Syl Johnson’s songs have been sampled so many times in the last 25 years that he’s practically had more radio presence than Lil Wayne. When you hear artists like Run-DMC, Public Enemy, De La Soul, Boogie Down Productions, Kid Rock and Cypress Hill, you hear Syl. He’s got so much money from licensing his samples that he calls his home “The House That Wu-Tang Built.”

Containing an entrancing collection of textures and ideas, the album also features So There which includes a guitar/saxophone call and response stomp featuring some of the most ferocious RF guitar soloing of the last decade.

Mixed and mastered by Steven Wilson, this is the Tonefloat label clear heavyweight vinyl edition presented in a numbered gatefold picture sleeve with innerbags.

Limited to 260 copies globally, this version has extra tracks and alternative mixes.

This unique and almost inevitable collaboration yielded a beautiful sequence of recordings that artfully avoided the cliches routinely associated with ambient and improv, while wholly encompassing the core elements of both forms of music.

Mixed by Steven Wilson and mastered for vinyl by Peter van Vliet (The Use Of Ashes).

Limited to 200 copies globally, this white heavyweight vinyl version has extra tracks.